Icy conditions to hit the mountains Saturday night

Published: Friday, December 6, 2013 at 11:17 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, December 6, 2013 at 11:17 p.m.

The same cold front that brought snow and ice to the Midwest is expected to push toward the mountains of Western North Carolina this weekend.

“It’s this big area of arctic high pressure,” National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan McAvoy said. “As it pushes eastward, it will modify some, but that cold air will get trapped on the east side of the mountain, as well as in the French Broad valley.”

Though no hazardous weather is expected during the day on Saturday, forecasts call for freezing rain Saturday night that could continue into Sunday morning and accumulate light amounts of ice.

The Weather Service warns that an ice storm is possible across the northern mountains of North Carolina late Saturday and through Sunday.

<p>The same cold front that brought snow and ice to the Midwest is expected to push toward the mountains of Western North Carolina this weekend.</p><p>“It's this big area of arctic high pressure,” National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan McAvoy said. “As it pushes eastward, it will modify some, but that cold air will get trapped on the east side of the mountain, as well as in the French Broad valley.”</p><p>Though no hazardous weather is expected during the day on Saturday, forecasts call for freezing rain Saturday night that could continue into Sunday morning and accumulate light amounts of ice.</p><p>The Weather Service warns that an ice storm is possible across the northern mountains of North Carolina late Saturday and through Sunday.</p>